| Term | Definition |
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Contentious |
adj-quarrelsome; given to disputing |
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Diminutive |
adj-small; tiny |
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Amiable |
adj-friendly |
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Judiciously |
adverb-showing good judgement |
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Arbitrate |
verb-to think over; to give a decision in a dispute |
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Pestilence |
noun-a disease that spreads rapidly |
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Asinine |
adj-stupid; silly |
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Edification |
noun-moral improvement; spiritual benefit |
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Dismemberment |
noun-cut or tear the limbs from |
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Cleave |
verb-to hold fast or stick to; to split or divide |
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Unfathomable |
adj-not explainable or understandable |
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Aberration |
noun-deviation from a standard or the ordinary |
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Caricature |
noun-picture or action that ridiculously exaggerates a person |
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Tousled |
adj-disorderly, untidy esp. a person's appearance |
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Quell |
verb-to put an end to; to overcome |
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Vain |
adj-too much pride in one's looks |
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Ingenuous |
adj-open, sincere, innocent |
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Guilelessness |
noun-honest and without deceit |
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Don |
verb-to wear or put on |
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Trousseau |
noun-a bride's outfit of clothing |
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Deportment |
noun-the way a person acts or behaves |
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Obstreperous |
adj-noisy, boisterous, unruly |
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Provocation |
noun-something that stirs up or angers |
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On tenterhooks |
adverb-painful suspense; anxious |
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Invective |
noun-violently abusive language |
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Mausoleum |
noun-large, magnificent tomb |
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Erratically |
adverb-not steady; uncertain |
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Gingerly |
adverb-with extreme care or caution |
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Apoplectic |
adj-causing a sudden loss of power to think, speak, or move |
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Bedecked |
verb-to adorn, decorate |
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Philippic |
noun-bitter attack in words |
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Degeneration |
noun-decline in moral and/or mental quality |